IChurch · listed 1985Parish Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Rod Moffatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History of Broadclyst · Historic England
43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Broadclyst’s built-up area, 278 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 33% of its homes were built before 1919. Broadclyst grades A for history.
Listed buildings
43
278 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
33%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Broadclyst
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Broadclyst’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
43 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*41 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Broadclyst
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Broadclyst
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1985Marker's CottagePhoto: Rob Purvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Broadclyst’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas26
Public & civic buildings7
Churches, chapels & priories7
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
26 entries (60%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
41 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 41 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Broadclyst HouseBurrough's AlmshousesBus ShelterChapel View GreengateChurchyard Cross 15 Metres North of Parish ChurchClyston Mill and Attached Miller's HouseCob RowCogginsFord House Including Adjoining Stable Block to East and Gatepiers Adjoining NorthFountain (Village Pump)Gould's CottagesHackworthy CottageHeath GardensHeathfield FarmhouseJubilee School and Attached Schoolmaster's HouseK6 Telephone Kiosk O/S Village HallKennicottsLake HouseLittle Thatch Vine Cottage (With Little Thatch, School Lane)Nos 27-29 Including Post OfficeOakdenePrior's CourtSchool Lane CottagesStocks 18 Metres North East of Parish ChurchSymes Cottage with Attached Outbuildings to RearThe Red Lion InnThe StoresTomb Chest 14 Metres North East of Parish ChurchTomb Chest 15 Metres North of Parish Church and Immediately West of CrossTomb Chest Immediately East of Parish ChurchTownend FarmhouseWillow Cottage and Adjoining Outbuildings1 and 2, Queen's Square1, 2 and 3, Newbuildings1-4, Town Hill10, 11 and 12, Newbuildings13-18, Newbuildings19-26, Newbuildings3, 4 and 5, Queen's Square4, 5 and 6, Newbuildings7, 8 and 9, Newbuildings
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 15% of Broadclyst
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Broadclyst 19739 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 61 ha inside the built-up area.
33 of the 43 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Broadclyst’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 341952 · 6
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The first 6 entries were listed in 1952. 34 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Broadclyst grades A for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (50 points, 323 per 10,000 residents)More than 84% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (33%)More than 88% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
33% of Broadclyst’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
31%
Before 1900
1.8%
1900–18
1.4%
1919–29
2.3%
1930s
5.4%
1945–54
1.4%
1955–64
5.8%
1965–72
17%
1973–82
9.4%
1983–92
10%
1993–99
2.3%
2000–08
7.5%
2009–15
4.6%
2016–25
BroadclystEngland & Wales
31% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 17% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Broadclyst has the 96th most Grade I buildings of 1,729 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Broadclyst1
#243 of 1,729for listed buildings per resident (278 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
95 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Broadclyst
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadclyst | 1,549 | 43 | 1 | A |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 2 | 0 | D− |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 11 | 0 | C− |
| Clyst Honiton | 1,030 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 38 | 0 | A |
| Clyst St Mary | 1,193 | 13 | 0 | B+ |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 762 | 22 | A− |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 43 | 1 | A |
In brief
Broadclyst in brief
More of Broadclyst’s homes are old than in most places: 33% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 84% of UK towns. Only 95 of the 1,729 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1973. Most entries on the list, 60%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1985, when 34 of the 43 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Broadclyst’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Broadclyst?
Historic England lists 43 buildings inside Broadclyst’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 41 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Broadclyst?
One: Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
Are there scheduled monuments in Broadclyst?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross 12m north east of St John the Baptist's Church and Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church.
How many conservation areas are there in Broadclyst?
1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Broadclyst.
When were Broadclyst’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 34, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Broadclyst?
33% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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